The Wellesley

Onboard the The Wellesley

The Wellesley by Oceanco measures 56 metres and carries 12 guests across six cabins, a ratio that leaves each stateroom with genuine breathing room rather than the tighter berths found on smaller motor yachts of similar guest capacity. At this scale the yacht reads as a private estate on the water: full-beam social spaces, multiple deck levels, and enough separation between cabins and common areas that a full guest list doesn't mean shared corridors or overlapping schedules.

In Saint-Tropez, a yacht of this length typically sits at anchor in the Gulf rather than on a quay berth, since Nouveau Port space for vessels this size is limited and heavily booked through the summer months. The Wellesley's usual footprint is the Gulf anchor field south of town, with guests tendered ashore to Quai Jean Jaurès for the market, restaurants or an evening on the waterfront. That anchorage setup also makes the yacht a practical choice for a corporate lunch or client reception on the water — guests boarding by tender, a fixed view of the village across the bay, and enough separation from other traffic to run a hosted afternoon without interruption.

Six cabins for 12 guests suits both a corporate group wanting private suites for each attendee and an extended family charter where couples and children need separate quarters rather than shared bunks. The Wellesley also works for longer routes out of Saint-Tropez — an overnight in the Port Grimaud canal followed by a passage toward the Îles d'Hyères is within range for a yacht this size, though the added distance west should be factored into any fuel and APA discussion before departure. Given the limited number of anchor and berth slots available to vessels of this length in July and August, earlier booking secures both the preferred anchorage and the itinerary.